095 Collegiate Study Skills (1-3) Develops skills
effective in successful college performance.Available
to all students.Techniques to improve test taking,
note taking, time management, and to help the student with greater
understanding.

296 Introduction to Distance
Learning (0-1)Provides an overview of distance
learning theory and applications to include use of technology, library access,
and information literacy. Pass-Fail only.

297
Career Development and Life/Work Planning (1-3) Designed to assist
students in identifying personal values, goals, strengths and skills. Provides objective and subjective experiences for students to
become aware of their assets, and to use feedback and interpretation in
developing both short- and long-range goals.Pass-Fail
only. F06, S07, F07, S08

298 Portfolio Development (0-1) Analysis and evaluation
of prior learning experiences in the context of academic requirements and
goals.Development of an individualized portfolio and plan for the
attainment of educational and career goals.Designed
primarily for Distance Learning students with significant life and work
experience. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. Pass-Fail
only.

300
Individualized Educational Planning (0-1) Identification of educational, career
and/or personal goals and the process of developing the individualized major plan.
Pass-Fail only.

350
Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Preparation (2) Provides an overview of the exam and the
theoretical background as well as solid preparation for students to take the
GRE general test. Students prepare for and/or improve their scores with
specific strategies in each of the GRE general sections; verbal, quantitative
and analytical writing. Specific focus given to success on
the computerized version of the GRE and an overview of the writing assessment.

495 Capstone Experience (2-3) Integration of the
competencies of the individualized major in a contract format. General Education
co-requisite for the DistanceLearningCenter's
individualized major will be satisfied by successful completion of this
learning contract. Instructor of record is determined from faculty panel of the
major depending on the focus of the learning contract. Students should register
for IDS 495 as the last or one of the last course enrollments. Prerequisite:
Admission to the DistanceLearningCenter.